Inverleven distillery was a Lowland single malt Scotch whisky distillery located in Dumbarton, Scotland.
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Region: Lowland | |
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Location | Dumbarton, Scotland |
Owner | Chivas Brothers |
Founded | 1938 |
Status | Closed/demolished |
Water source | Loch Lomond |
Inverleven distillery was built in 1938 as part of the Dumbarton complex by Hiram Walker & Sons with the intention of providing spirit to be used for their Ballantine's blend. [1]
Hiram Walker sold the distillery to Allied Distillers. Pernod Ricard acquired Allied Domecq in 2005 and added it to his Chivas Brothers subsidiary. [2]
Inverleven was closed in 1991. [3]
In 2005, Bruichladdich distillery at Port Charlotte in Islay bought Inverleven stills to be used there. [4]
Inverleven distillery was demolished in 2006. [3]